“DEMO. Spring/Summer 2016 collection pays a tribute to the interlaced Japanese culture. The designer Derek Chan was inspired by Shikoku’s pulsating hybrid glamor, transpiring both the pronounced traditional Japanese culture and the urban city charm. Scattering in the modern city, under the skyscrapers, the youngsters dress the elegant kimonos in their own unrestrained ways. The pictorial scene creates an extraordinary vogue atmosphere which inspired Derek to create this collection merging traditional kimono craftsmanship and contemporary fashion.
The terms Traditional and Contemporary sounds contradicting, however, what is it in the split second between the past and the future? Time is misty. Every present moment becomes the next past, every future bit becomes the next present. Going through with DEMO.’s contemporary classic fashion philosophy, this collection interprets Kimono with a brand new aesthetic angle. The designer tries to create items which breakthrough and confound the boundary of time, inducing a different dressing experience.
Photography & Art Direction: Mite CHAN
Hair & Make-up: Karen LEUNG
Model: Lio KOBAYASHI
Wardrobe Assistants: Cindy CHAN, Rachel LEUNG & Koey LI.” – Fuckingyoung.es
